Dozens of Alitalia flight attendees, who ceased to exist this month, took off their uniforms and remained in underwear in a silent protest in the center of Rome on Wednesday.

Victim of its financial problems, the airline made its last flight on October 14.A new airline, Ita, began to fly the next day using some Alitalia aircraft.Ita acquired the Alitalia brand, but will incorporate less than 3.000 of the 10.000 employees of the deceased airline.

Union leaders said that ita hires these workers with significantly lower salaries.

Half a hundred flight exassents stopped in rows at the top of the Capitoline hill left their bags on the cobblestones.Next, slowly and synchronized, they were removed successively bags, jackets, skirts and finally their high taco shoes.

They remained silent, barefoot and dressed only with a combination, for several minutes.Then they carefully collected their clothing and shouted in unison, "We are Alitalia!".

Union leaders have pressed to the government to grant unemployment benefits for five years.